Einstein was not only a math genius; he had tremendous insight into the everyday problems of our lives and our world as well, insight so brilliant that it can show us where to find the answers to a huge number of our problems:

When I first heard of the science of neuroplasticity, the word struck me as a rather odd way to describe the brain. How could the brain be plastic? But as I delved into the sea of astonishing research, I realized that scientists refer to plastic as a malleable substance that can be stretched, flexed, shaped, reshaped, molded, and transformed easily. The more I researched the subject, the more proof I found that we’ve been living under the influence of false scientific beliefs — beliefs about our mental capacity to change, shape, and transform the structure, function, and ultimate potential of our brains.

We love this piece by Patricia Monaghan, coauthor of Meditation: The Complete Guide, about finding the right form of meditation for your personality type. It made us wonder what your favorite form of meditation is, and we'd love for you to tell us in the comments section under this post.